Richard Halleron

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News Correspondent

Richard Halleron is an agricultural chemist by background. He is a past chairman of the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science and has also served as Chairman of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists in Northern Ireland.

No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast

N.Ireland

No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast

UFU president Ian Marshall has described the outworking of this week’s crisis dairy meeting in Belfast as an opportunity for all parties...
Four-day Balmoral Show on the cards from 2017

Balmoral Show

Four-day Balmoral Show on the cards from 2017

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) will shortly decide on whether or not Balmoral Show should be extended from its...
Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

N.Ireland

Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

Farmers in Northern Ireland are facing new regulations around compulsory purchase orders, which would bring them in line with England...
Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

N.Ireland

Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

Farmers in Northern Ireland are facing new regulations around compulsory purchase orders, which would bring them in line with England...
‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

N.Ireland

‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

N.Ireland

‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

N.Ireland

‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

The Stormont Executive has the authority to introduce legislation guaranteeing farmers commodity prices that reflect their costs of production in...
‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

N.Ireland

‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

The Stormont Executive has the authority to introduce legislation guaranteeing farmers commodity prices that reflect their costs of production in...
Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep – LMC

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep – LMC

There would be merit in Northern Ireland having a standalone halal slaughter and processing facility for sheep, according to Livestock...
Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep – LMC

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep – LMC

There would be merit in Northern Ireland having a standalone halal slaughter and processing facility for sheep, according to Livestock...
North’s dairy farmers could be asked to reduce milk production levels

Dairy

North’s dairy farmers could be asked to reduce milk production levels

Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland could be offered the option of cutting their milk production levels, in lieu of a pro-rata...
‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

N.Ireland

‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

It will take more than three years to eradicate BVD from Northern Ireland, according to Dungannon-based veterinary surgeon Craig McAllister....
‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

N.Ireland

‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

It will take more than three years to eradicate BVD from Northern Ireland, according to Dungannon-based veterinary surgeon Craig McAllister....
Do you condition score your earthworm populations?

Environment

Do you condition score your earthworm populations?

The regular assessment of earthworm populations will provide farmers with important perspectives on the overall health status of their soils,”...
Dairy farmers – advice for 2016: ‘Keep it simple stupid’

Dairy

Dairy farmers – advice for 2016: ‘Keep it simple stupid’

Irish dairy farmers must strive to improve grassland output and utilisation in 2016, according to Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) advisor...
Dublin must do more on nomad livestock issue – O Neill

N.Ireland

Dublin must do more on nomad livestock issue – O Neill

The Dublin government must do more to settle the nomad cattle issue, which has seen the thousands of store animals...
Contraction in EU pig numbers to put more pressure on grain prices – AHDB

Pig/Poultry

Contraction in EU pig numbers to put more pressure on grain prices – AHDB

A projected fall in EU pig numbers will reduce the demand for feed within that sector over the coming months,”...
Second Ulster Farmers Union office bearer changes farming focus

N.Ireland

Second Ulster Farmers Union office bearer changes farming focus

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Ivor Ferguson has announced that he is to step away from pig production, in...
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